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Last week in Copenhagen, a fleet of fashion week attendees graced the city with new takes on street style, revealing the parallels between dressing for fashion shows and dressing for sports games. Just as a Jets fan might wear green or a Garrett Wilson jersey, the fashion set dressed to champion Copenhagen Fashion Week’s hometown heroes. Showgoers sported Danish designers, like Cecilie Bahnsen and Saks Potts, as well as Scandi-born trends, like the city’s quintessential denim and sneaker pairings and cozy, hygge-inspired outerwear. Street style at this particular fashion week made it clear we were on Copenhagen’s turf, but to bring the game-dressing comparison all the way home, this season’s top trends took on an athletic twist.
In clever combinations of textures, colors, prints, and multiple layers (Nordic winters are as windy as they come), outfits across town blended Scandinavian style with the ease and practicality of sportswear. It was not your typical take on athleisure, however—rather, think sweatpants paired with slingback flats and socks, track pants worn with striped sweaters and racing jackets, and jerseys worn with leather jackets and cowboy boots. Despite being grounded in utility, these looks still felt at home at outside the fashion shows, all the while paying homage to Copenhagen’s playful, pastiche-like aesthetic.
Along with making ordinary athletic styles feel extraordinary, Scandi style also has a way of feeling effortless and natural (even if one is pairing cozy gray sweats with a big, shaggy shearling coat). Below, shop some of the best looks from the street style of Copenhagen Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 2024 season.
Super Bowl Ready
Not to go there, but there is a big American sports game quickly approaching, which often inspires jersey dressing (even among the fashion set). In Denmark, one showgoer wore a red jersey paired with oversized jeans—similar to Khaite’s Jacob wide-leg jean—a leather jacket, and a pair of Ganni silver cowboy boots.
Athlei-sure!
When temperatures are close to freezing and you’re unsure if you actually do want to get dressed, here’s one way to keep the sweatpants on. Paired with an oversized shearling coat, such as Stella McCartney’s faux shearling coat, and a cardigan and white T-shirt, this look manages to make sweatpants look fashionable (Karl Lagerfeld is rolling in his grave). Top the look off with an unlikely pairing of socks and pair of pointed, slingback flats.
Collegiate Chic
Another timeless take on athletic dressing? Ivy-inspired looks. Collegiate clothes, including cardigans and polos and even those that quite literally reference colleges, are inherently sporty. Pair them with a leather bomber jacket or wool overcoat, and you’ve completed the look.
Track Pants and Trainers
A true Danish take on what might feel like American dressing, one can spot the Scandi influence through the layers (a skirt over pants!) and playful combinations of color and stripes. While the racing jacket, such as this Andersson Bell version, might be the star of the outfit, its shine is made possible by the classic three-stripe track pants (a Wales Bonner pair will also get the job done) worn with classic trainers (Adidas always nails it).
